ECG changes with perforated duodenal ulcer mimicking acute cardiac ischemia.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-1996
Abstract
A 38-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe epigastric pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed T wave inversions in leads V2 through V4 consistent with myocardial ischemia. The patient had undergone stress thallium testing and cardiac angiography several months prior for recurrent chest pain, and results from both studies were normal. Pneumoperitoneum seen on a chest X-ray prompted emergency laparotomy. A perforated duodenal ulcer was found and repaired. The ECG changes reverted to normal after surgery.
Volume
14
Issue
4
First Page
410
Last Page
411
ISSN
0735-6757
Published In/Presented At
Sole, D. P., McCabe, J. L., & Wolfson, A. B. (1996). ECG changes with perforated duodenal ulcer mimicking acute cardiac ischemia. The American journal of emergency medicine, 14(4), 410–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90062-5
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
8768168
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article